Combating Weight Bias Among Adolescents in School Settings

Miyairi, Maya; Reel, Justine J.

doi:10.1080/07303084.2011.10598679

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“…Obesity prejudice is a phobia resulting in the stereotyping of, and negative attitudes toward obese people . The existing prejudices against obesity cause individuals to have decreased self‐confidence, to become susceptible to depression, and to have a lower quality of life , . The mean OPS score of the students participating in the study was 75.54±10.43, showing that they were inclined to prejudice (Table ) (an Obesity Prejudice Scale score between 68.01 and 84.99 points indicates inclined to prejudice).…”

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“…The negative societal opinions toward obese people may cause them to experience stress, guilt, depression, and somatic problems. Additionally, due to prejudice, obese individuals often suffer from being excluded by their friends at work, school, and in their social lives …”

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“…In an educational setting, obese students may be rejected or ridiculed by their peers and subjected to the negative attitudes of their educators. These problems cause obese individuals to be alienated at school, receive lower grades, and exhibit depressive or angry behaviors . Similarly, obese people often face prejudices from various sources in their working lives.…”

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Prejudice against obesity in university students studying in health‐related departments

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Baysal²

2018

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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“…23 Physical educators may also inadvertently demonstrate these negative biases. 22 Research on the attitudes of physical education majors found that they held strong, negative stereotypes and prejudices against obese people. 23 In fact, a study comparing the attitudes of physical education majors and psychology majors found that the physical education majors possessed higher levels of anti-fat biases than their psychology counterparts.…”

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“…Teasing often targets another student's weight or appearance, and this bullying has been shown to contribute to social isolation, depression, low self-esteem, and even suicide. 22 The childhood obesity epidemic requires the development of appropriate attitudes toward overweight and obese individuals who may feel especially ostracized in physical activity settings. Research has shown that individuals who are overweight and obese are often victims of prejudice, marginalization, oppression, and stereotyping.…”

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Physical Education Teacher Education: The Key to Eliminating Childhood Obesity

Davis¹

2015

Obes Res Open J

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Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) will be the key to eliminating childhood obesity for the future by preparing physical education teacher candidates in the knowledge and skills they need to teach P-12 students, as well as to prepare them for the sensitivity and caring needed to teach overweight and obese students. The purpose of this article is to advocate for more time in physical education at all levels of schooling to increase P-12 students' motivation to participate, to increase their academic achievement, and to increase their skills to enable them to participate in sport and physical activities for many years. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the last 30 years, and school physical education is the best venue for educating children about the proper nutrition and exercise needed to control weight. Children spend most of their time in the day in schools. Budget cuts to physical education are unwise in our current history, and school "physical activity" programs cannot take the place of educating children on how best to use their physical skills in the future to participate for a lifetime in physical activities. Quality school physical education delivered by quality physical educators may be the answer to the childhood obesity epidemic.

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Population‐level policy recommendations for the prevention of disordered weight control behaviors: A scoping review

Raffoul

Turner

Salvia

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveThe aim of this scoping review was to identify recommendations and gaps in knowledge surrounding the prevention of disordered weight control behaviors (DWCBs) through policy.MethodA search was conducted in several databases to identify English language articles that described an active policy, recommendation, guideline, or educational curriculum that could be implemented by governments or regulatory bodies to prevent DWCBs or related constructs (e.g., weight stigma, body dissatisfaction). Two researchers independently screened articles with oversight from a third researcher. Data were extracted from the final sample (n = 65) and analyzed qualitatively across all articles and within the domains of education, public policy, public health, industry regulation, and media.ResultsOnly a single empirical evaluation of an implemented policy to reduce DWCBs was identified. Over one‐third of articles proposed recommendations relating to industry regulation and media (n = 24, 36.9%), followed by education (n = 21, 32.3%), public policy (n = 19, 29.2%), and public health (n = 10, 15.4%). Recommendations included school‐based changes to curricula, staff training, and anti‐bullying policies; legislation to ban weight discrimination; policies informed by strategic science; collaboration with researchers from other fields; de‐emphasizing weight in health communications; diversifying body sizes and limiting modified images in media; and restricting the sale of weight‐loss supplements.DiscussionThe findings of this review highlight gaps in empirically evaluated policies to reduce DWCBs but also promising policy recommendations across several domains. Although some policy recommendations were supported by empirical evidence, others were primarily based on experts’ knowledge, highlighting the need for greater research on population‐level DWCBs prevention through policy.Public significanceOur scoping review of the evidence on policies for the prevention of disordered weight control behaviors identified several recommendations across the domains of education, public policy, public health, and industry regulation and media. Although few empirical investigations of implemented policies have been conducted, expert recommendations for policies to prevent disordered weight control behaviors among populations are plentiful and warrant future consideration by researchers and policymakers alike.

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Combating Weight Bias Among Adolescents in School Settings

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Prejudice against obesity in university students studying in health‐related departments

Prejudice against obesity in university students studying in health‐related departments

Physical Education Teacher Education: The Key to Eliminating Childhood Obesity

Population‐level policy recommendations for the prevention of disordered weight control behaviors: A scoping review

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